Archive for June, 2011

Recently, Alaina Alisha and myself represented Social Media Club of Kansas City and Lawrence at the Kansas City IT Professionals Career Fair and I learned quite a bit how people are NOT using LinkedIn properly to help their career. Here’s a synopsis of the advice we gave and how it can best serve you in […]

“But Dad, don’t you have people to do that?” Ooops, I should not have said that to my Dad. We were at his office when he was Vice President of a large chemical specialty company and his trash was overflowing and he took it out. Now, to be fair, his products were designed to support […]

A handshake? Who cares about that. It’s a simple way of greeting people. Americans shake hands. In other cultures they bow or hug. Ah, but it’s really so much more than what it seems. A firm handshake shows commitment and dedication. It shows you are truly happy to see that person. Imagine that positive energy […]

No matter what product or service you are in, you deal with people. The people may be your coworkers, your suppliers, or your customers. Unless you live in the woods and eat off the land, you will come in contact with people. I know a phrase he hated was “it’s nothing personal, it’s business.” Even […]

As a salesman, he was always selling. Twenty four hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. I’m no salesman but any stretch of the imagination, but I realize the importance of brand and brand image. This was his excuse for wearing very expensive suits and ties and always having manicured nails. […]

Obvious right? Not really. How often do people make excuses in life coming up with a variety of reasons why they couldn’t do something? Deadlines missed, appointments not kept, and meetings cancelled. Not my Dad. I remember one night he came home at midnight from a business trip and was leaving again at 4am to […]

If you work for Zep, I’m sorry, I truly am for this post. I have no idea how the company is run today or even if the stories were true, but I knew never to buy Zep. If we were at a restaurant and Dad saw Zep products, he’d walk out if he couldn’t convince […]

This is the seventh father’s day since my Dad passed away. I think what makes this one a bit different is I’m 40 now and I distinctively remember my dad’s 40th birthday. In fact, in this picture here my Dad is the same age I am now (I’m 13 in this picture). He passed away […]

I’ll admit I’ve never watched “Sex and the City”. Seriously. However, when the show was popular, clients kept telling me of this episode about backups and I finally found the video on Youtube Most of our computer skills we learn or figure out for ourselves. We stumble through and maybe take a class or two, […]

Quickbooks and Intuit products in general come with a “sunset policy” which means that after about 3 years they can’t exactly turn off your program but they won’t provide any technical support nor will they allow you to do any online activities such as payroll or banking. They give you three years on a product […]

Dave Greenbaum aka DoctorDave or incorrectly Dr. Dave does computer repair in Lawrence, KS as well as doing computer repair in Topeka, KS. He's been making "mouse calls" since 1990 and shares his thoughts on various topics here on his blog. If you arrived here directly, make sure to visit the main DoctorDave web site to learn all about Dave and the many services he offers.